We gain a more balanced perspective of Bon by understanding Tibetan history and culture and how Bon’s approach to spiritual development relates to Tibetan Buddhism.

Practices that bond us closely to mother tantra helps us to remain on course for achieving blissful awareness of voidness with clear light mental activity.

Tashi Menri Monastery was established in 1405 in Tsang to continue the Bon debate tradition of Ensaka Monastery, which had been destroyed by a flood.

In 1836, Nangton Dawa Gyaltsen founded Yungdrungling Monastery just below Menri. This became the major debate monastery for the Bon tradition.

Traditional Buddhist methods offer various types of exercises focusing on the breath for calming down.

Verses 11 through 14 Verse 11: Living Happily without Unease or Attachments How to Act When We Meet People Even When We Are Living in Seclusion Let me rid myself of hostility and uneasy mental states, and go happily everywhere. Here, Atisha is continuing the discussion...

How to implement in a practical and effective way the most basic aspects of Buddhism.

Extend your love for all others to be happy, to overcome feeling isolated and alone.

The Pali literature of the Theravadins reveals the struggle the Buddha had to establish and support his ever-growing community of disciples and followers under extremely difficult circumstances, such as political intrigues and several wars.

This article explains the various non-conflicting contextual presentations of the Buddha’s life, and teaches us how these can be practically applied to our spiritual path.